Bloomberg UTV is a 24-hour English language

English language

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 business

Business

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 and financial

FINANCIAL

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 broadcast news outlet in India, owned and operated by UTV Software Communications

UTV Software Communications

UTV Software Communications Ltd., also known as United Television or UTV, is an Indian media and entertainment company owned by The Walt Disney Company India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.-History:...

 in strategic partnership with Bloomberg Television

Bloomberg Television

Bloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P...

, owned by Bloomberg L.P.

Bloomberg L.P.

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 It was founded by Ronnie Screwvala

Ronnie Screwvala

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. The news channel's coverage extends from the latest business news, stock quotes, personal finance solutions and expert opinions on investing and management to industry verticals and beyond. The Channel also plans to connect real time news through multiple platforms like television, web and mobile. Bloomberg UTV has an alliance with Bloomberg and Business Standard

Business Standard

Business Standard is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published by Business Standard Ltd in two languages, English and Hindi...

 for outsourcing content, but this alliance is not applicable to the website utvmoney.com.

Presently showing

Apart from regular news based programs, the channel also provides feature-based and current programs like ABC of US Elections, Million Dollar Idea, Cracking Careers and Real Estate. Bloomberg UTV has lined up four reality shows aimed at business audiences and unveiled its first show, The Pitch.

The Pitch

The Pitch offers up to 50 million as funding (against equity) in a show that will turn real for entrepreneurs. Bollywood actor Boman Irani

Boman Irani

Boman Irani is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to film in 2000 at the age of 44 with a role in Josh...

 will host the show. The Pitch will see Kishore Biyani, Rahul Bajaj and Naina Lal Kidwai design and assign business tasks for the contestants on the show.

Competitors

• CNBC-TV18
  CNBC-TV18
  CNBC-TV18 is a business news channel broadcast in India based in Mumbai. The channel was launched in India on December 7, 1999. It was the first business news channel launched in India and still the leads that genre....
  
  
• ET Now
  ET Now
  ET NOW is a business news channel in India, owned and operated by the Times Group. The news channel has a strategic partnership with Reuters, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters....
  
  
• NDTV Profit
  NDTV Profit
  NDTV Profit is a business news channel started by New Delhi Television in January 2005. Started to provide competition to the monopoly enjoyed by CNBC-TV18, the channel has managed to garner a decent market share....
  
  
• CNN-IBN
• Zee Business
  Zee Business
  Zee Business is one of the fastest growing Hindi business news channel in India based in Mumbai. The channel has redefined business news, by its innovative programming and path-breaking strategy of making business news a 24/7 activity and not just limited to the stock market...
  
  
• CNBC Awaaz
  CNBC Awaaz
  CNBC Awaaz is a business news TV channel in India. The channel is a joint venture between CNBC and Television Eighteen IndiaLimited based in Mumbai.- Competitors :* ET Now* NDTV Profit* Zee Business* NDTV 24x7* Times Now* Headlines Today...
  
  
• NDTV 24x7
  NDTV 24x7
  NDTV 24x7 is a premier English language television network that carries news and current affairs in India, it is owned by New Delhi Television Ltd. NDTV 24x7 won the Asian Television Award for Best News Programme in 2005....
  
  
• Times Now
  Times Now
  Times Now is a 24-hour English language news channel based in Mumbai and broadcast primarily in the South Asian region. The channel was launched in 2006 as a joint-venture of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., the publishers of The Times of India and Reuters. Arnab Goswami is the Editor-in Chief and...
  
  
• Headlines Today
  Headlines Today
  Headlines Today is a popular 24-hour English language television network that carries news, current affairs and business programming in India, the channel is sponsored by TV Today Network Ltd. which is a part of the well-known India Today Group...
  
  
• NewsX
  NewsX
  NewsX is a 24-hour rolling news television channel in India, which was recently rated India's most watched English news channel by TAM.-History:The channel was launched on the 28 March 2008 by the INX Network, which was then headed by Indrani Mukerjea....
  
  

External links

• Official Site
• UTV Software Communications Ltd.